SearchRoute: Newport and Great Saling (111km) (69mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
A classic summer route into the heart of Essex visiting the airfield at Great Saling.
There is a short off-road section on a good gravel bridleway just before Great Saling.
Direction: south-east from Cambridge.
Elevation gained: 485m.
Counties and unitaries visited: Essex (63%) and Cambridgeshire (36%)
This route passes through Cambridge (0km) (0mi), Great Shelford (5km) (3mi), Little Shelford (8km) (5mi), Whittlesford (11km) (7mi), Duxford (14km) (9mi), Ickleton (18km) (11mi), Catmere End (22km) (14mi), Littlebury Green (24km) (15mi), Wendens Ambo (27km) (17mi), Norton End (28km) (17mi), Wendens Ambo (29km) (18mi), Newport (30km) (19mi), Henham (38km) (23mi), Chickney (42km) (26mi), Broxted (43km) (27mi), Great Easton (47km) (29mi), Lindsell (52km) (32mi), Crow's Green (61km) (38mi), Church End (64km) (40mi), Shalford (66km) (41mi), Waltham's Cross (70km) (43mi), Finchingfield (72km) (45mi), Mill End (74km) (46mi), Tinkers Green (77km) (48mi), Helions Bumpstead (83km) (52mi), Castle Camps (86km) (53mi), Bartlow (91km) (57mi), Linton (93km) (58mi), Little Abington (99km) (61mi), Babraham (101km) (63mi) and Cambridge (107km) (66mi).
This route passes the following possible refreshment stops: Duxford, Graystones Cafe (14km) (9mi), Newport, Dorrington's Bakery (31km) (19mi), Henham, Clifford's Tea Room (40km) (25mi) and Hildersham, The Pantry (97km) (60mi).
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